"Ensure n (NodeJS) is installed" fails due to openssl needing to be updated in CentOS 7

[instantchow]

TASK [RocketChat.Server : Ensure n (NodeJS) is installed] ********************************************************************************************
...
fatal: [10.115.18.57]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "cmd": "/usr/bin/npm install --global n",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "executable": "/usr/bin/npm",
            "global": true,
            "ignore_scripts": false,
            "name": "n",
            "path": null,
            "production": false,
            "registry": null,
            "state": "present",
            "version": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "npm: relocation error: npm: symbol SSL_set_cert_cb, version libssl.so.10 not defined in file libssl.so.10 with link time reference",
    "rc": 127,
    "stderr": "npm: relocation error: npm: symbol SSL_set_cert_cb, version libssl.so.10 not defined in file libssl.so.10 with link time reference\n",
    "stderr_lines": [
        "npm: relocation error: npm: symbol SSL_set_cert_cb, version libssl.so.10 not defined in file libssl.so.10 with link time reference"
    ],
    "stdout": "",
    "stdout_lines": []
}
        to retry, use: --limit @/home/bla/ansible-rocketchat/site.retry

OS

Mostly clean, CentOS 7 minimal image

Workaround

running yum update openssl brings openssl-1.0.1e-51.el7_2_2.2 to 1.0.2k-8.el7

related link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46473376/node-relocation-error-node-symbol-ssl-set-cert-cb-version-libssl-so-10-not-d

Possible Fix

adding update to openssl in playbook.